Why does Mr. Nathan Radley fill the tree's knothole with cement in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Mr. Nathan Radley tells Jem that he filled the knothole of the tree with cement because it was dying. Nathan explains to Jem that you are supposed to "plug ‘em with cement when they're sick." Jem is suspicious of Nathan's reasoning and consults his father. Atticus says the tree looks perfectly healthy, and Jem discovers that Nathan was lying. The real reason Nathan fills the knothole with cement is to prevent Boo from communicating with the children.

Nathan Radley is Boo Radley's older brother, and he continues their father's tradition of keeping Boo isolated from the community. Boo knows, however, that Jem and Scout have taken a great interest in him. He reaches out to them by leaving the two children small gifts in the hollow a tree. When Nathan realizes what is going on, he fills up the knothole with cement. He explains to Jem when confronted that he did it because the tree is dying. However, the tree is healthy. It is evident that Nathan wanted to cut off the communication between his brother and the children. This help makes it clear that Boo is more sinned against than sinning. He doesn't wish to be an isolated figure that the children fear. Miss Maudie explains to Scout that Boo's father had the wrong kind of religious conversion experience, one that left him judgmental and punitive and caused him to isolate his family. Nathan is continuing along that path. Luckily for the children, Boo's spirit can't be quenched, and he continues to take an interest in and look out for them. He saves their lives when Bob Ewell tries to kill them in retaliation for Atticus humiliating him at Tom Robinson's trial.

Nathan Radley tells Jem that he filled the knothole of the tree with cement because it was dying. Jem is wary of Nathan's reasoning and asks his father about the matter. Jem knows that Atticus won't lie to him, and Atticus's assessment of the tree's health contradicts Nathan's reasoning. After speaking with Atticus, Jem realizes that he has been lied to and his chance to form a friendship with Boo Radley is over. The reader likely recognizes that Nathan filled the knothole with cement to prevent his brother from communicating with Jem and Scout. For some unknown reason, Nathan wants to keep Boo Radley from having a friendship with the Finch children. He is obviously aware that Boo has been leaving small gifts in the knothole of the tree and wants to put an end to their friendly interaction. Once Jem discovers that Nathan lied to him, he stands alone on the front porch and cries to himself. Jem is heartbroken by the fact that he will never have another opportunity to communicate with Boo Radley. Despite the numerous rumors surrounding Boo, Jem understands that his neighbor is a friendly, compassionate person. Scout is too naïve to understand the gravity of the situation and doesn't understand why her brother is so upset.

The nature of Nathan Radley's character betrays a degree of weirdness and unfriendliness toward the children that leaves us no choice but to not take anything he says to them at face value. That being said, it is more than likely he was lying about the reason why he poured cement in the knothole of the tree, which served as the primary medium of unspoken communication between Boo and the kids. Leaving "gifts" for the kids was tantamount to making contact with the outside world. Other than that, his brother, Nathan, keeps him inside the house, perhaps as a way to protect him but potentially as a way to control him. We never really know. What we do know is that Nathan decided to eliminate the tree stump, thus eliminating the contact with the kids. "I filled it up." "Why'd you do it, sir?" "Tree's dying. You plug 'em with cement when they're sick. You ought to know that, Jem." (Ch. 7) Whatever his reasons truly were, there is nothing in the annals of any field or study on common knowledge that has ever indicated that you plug a knothole with cement when a tree is sick.

In Chapter 7, Jem and Scout write a thank you note to the anonymous individual who has been leaving them gifts in the knothole of the Radley tree. When Jem runs out to put the note inside the tree, he discovers that the knothole has been filled in with cement. Jem then patiently waits for Nathan Radley to arrive the next day and asks Nathan if he put cement in the knothole of the tree. Nathan tells Jem that he put the cement in the tree because it was dying. Nathan said, "You plug 'em with cement when they're sick" (Lee 39). Later that day, Jem asks Atticus if he thinks the tree is dying. When Atticus tells Jem that the tree looks healthy, Jem realizes that Nathan Radley lied to him. In my opinion, Nathan Radley told Jem a lie and the real reason as to why he put cement in the knothole was to stop Boo from communicating with the children.

This happens in Chapter 7 of the book. When Nathan Radley fills the knot hole in the tree with cement, he says that it is because the tree is sick. I really do not believe that Mr. Radley is telling the truth when he says that he did it because the tree was sick. Cement would not be very likely to help a tree stop being sick. In addition, Atticus tells Jem that the tree was not sick. Instead, I believe that Nathan does it because he does not want Boo to keep leaving gifts for the kids -- just out of meanness, really.

When Nathan Radley fills the tree knothole, it distances Boo from Scout and Jem. Boo Radley is not a normal person. He is very reclusive, and never even comes out of his house. Scout, Jem, and Dill begin to bring him out of his shell with their efforts to contact him. He strikes up a friendship with them through the simple means of leaving presents in the knothole of his tree. The children do not know who the gifts are from at first, but Boo keeps leaving them. The little trinkets are his way of connecting with them. He gives them gum, pennies, twine, and even a watch. The best present and the most personal is the soap dolls. They are perfect miniatures of Scout and Jem. Nathan Radley, Boo’s older brother, is almost as quiet as Boo. However, he does not seem to want Boo to interact with the neighborhood kids. Maybe he feels it is inappropriate. Nathan tells Scout and Jem that the tree was sick. “Mr. Radley, ah—did you put cement in that hole in that tree down yonder?” “Yes,” he said. “I filled it up.” “Why’d you do it, sir?” “Tree’s dying. You plug ‘em with cement when they’re sick. You ought to know that, Jem.” (Ch. 7) The children ask Atticus if the tree is sick and he doesn’t think it is. Jem in particular feels very badly about this. He knows that Boo Radley meant no harm, and that now he has no connection to the outside world. When Boo leaves a blanket on Scout’s shoulders, Jem insists that Atticus not return it. He doesn’t want Nathan to know that Boo was there. “…Mr. Nathan put cement in that tree, Atticus, an‘ he did it to stop us findin’ things—he’s crazy, I reckon, like they say, but Atticus, I swear to God he ain’t ever harmed us, he ain’t ever hurt us, he coulda cut my throat from ear to ear that night but he tried to mend my pants instead… he ain’t ever hurt us, Atticus—” (Ch. 8) Jem and Atticus both understand that Boo needs his connection to the kids. He has no one else. Cementing the tree was cruel, in Jem’s mind, because Boo did nothing wrong. He thinks Boo is harmless, but Nathan must not have thought so. Still, cementing the hole made poor Boo even lonelier.

Even though the reader never explicitly learns why Mr. Radley filled in the knothole, we can infer at least two explanations for his actions. When Atticus discounts Mr. Radley’s initial explanation – that the tree is dying – Jem comes to some understanding that the reader is not privy to. It can easily be inferred that Mr. Radley is purposely keeping Boo away from the kids, or any outside influence. Jem is starting to understand that the rumors about Boo Radley are false and that he is not the monster many people make him out to be. This theory leads the reader to see Radley’s actions as malicious. Another explanation, but less plausible, could be that he is trying to protect Boo from the outside world. This inference would require the reader to see Mr. Radley as more compassionate and caring than Harper Lee makes him out to be, which is why the first reason is the most believable.

Scout never tells the reader specifically why Boo Radley's brother decided to cement the knothole of the tree. We can only speculate that Nathan Radley discovered that Boo was leaving items in the tree (or perhaps saw Jem and Scout retrieving them), and he decided to put an end to this form of communication. We know little to nothing about the relationship between the two Radley brothers, but it can be assumed that Nathan moved back into the family home in order to take care of Boo, and he probably followed his father's lead in requiring Boo to stay inside. Boo had been arrested twice before, and he no doubt suffered from some sort of mental illness, so Nathan (like his father) probably believed that Boo was safer--to both himself and the residents of Maycomb--shut away in the house. Since Boo had no social contact with any other people, Nathan probably worried about what would happen should Boo and the Finch children become friends. Atticus would probably not have minded, and we know that by the end of the story Boo only means to protect Jem and Scout. But Boo's history of violence and odd behavior left Nathan little choice but to continue his father's practice of house imprisonment.

Jem turns "stark white" when he first discovers that the once secret knothole in the Radley oak has been sealed with cement. Jem waits patiently for Boo's brother, Nathan, to pass by, and when he sees him, he questions him about the tree. According to Nathan, "Tree's dyin'. You plug 'em with cement when they're sick. You ought to know that, Jem." (Chapter 7) But Jem soon finds that Boo's brother isn't being truthful with him. When Jem asks Atticus about the tree, his father points out that "... the leaves, they're all green and full, no brown patches anywhere..." "It ain't even sick?" "That tree's as healthy as you are, Jem." (Chapter 7) It becomes obvious that Nathan Radley has discovered Boo's hiding place--he must have witnessed either Boo or the children placing or retrieving objects from the knothole--and he decides to eliminate the tree from any further usage for contact between them. Why Nathan finds this so important is unknown, but he may think that only trouble can come from Boo and the children trading gifts--and possibly becoming friends. It is an act that leaves Jem in tears, and one can only hope that Nathan's decision is meant to protect Boo and the children, and not just an act of cruelty.

何以师傅Nathan Radley用水泥填树洞杀知鸟?

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师傅Nathan Radley告诉Jem说,他用水泥填满树洞,因为它快死Nathan向Jem解释说,你应该“当他们生病时用水泥插住他们。”Jem怀疑Nathan的推理并咨询他父亲阿提克斯说树看起来完全健康 Jem发现内森在撒谎Nathan用水泥填洞的真正原因是防止Boo与孩子们通信

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内森拉德利Boo Radley公司并继承父族传统将Boo与社区隔离Boo知道这一点杰姆并童子军对他极感兴趣将两个孩子的小礼物留在空洞树上

内森发现时会用水泥填洞和Jem对质时向Jem解释,他这样做是因为树快死树健康内森显然想截断他兄弟和孩子们之间的通信

帮助说明Boo比罪更多不想成为孩子们害怕的孤立图Maudie小姐向Scout解释,Boo的父亲有错误的宗教转换经验,这种经验使他留下判断和惩罚能力并导致他孤立家庭内森继续沿途

幸运的是,Boo的精神无法消解,他继续感兴趣并留意他们Bob Ewell试图为报复而杀时,他救了他们的命阿提克斯Tom Robinson审判时羞辱他

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Nathan Radley告诉Jem说,他用水泥填满树洞,因为它快死Jem对Nathan的推理十分警惕并询问他父亲Jem知道Atticus不骗他 Atticus对树健康评估与Nathan推理相矛盾和Atticus谈话后 Jem发现他被骗和Boo Radley建立友情的机会结束

读者似能识别内森用水泥填洞阻止他兄弟与Jem和Scout通信内森想避免Boo Radley 和Finch子孙建立友情并想终结友情交互

Jem发现内森骗他后独自站在前廊向自己哭Jem为他再没有机会与Boo Radley通信而心碎Jem理解近邻友情相助童子军太幼稚理解情况的严重性并不明白为什么她兄弟如此心烦意乱

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Nathan Radley性格的本质背叛了对子孙的怪异和不友好感令我们别无选择说起来,他很可能在撒谎解释为什么他把水泥倒进树洞的原因, 树洞是Boo和孩子们间未开口通信的主要介质留子表示与外部世界接触除此以外,他兄弟内森将他关进屋内,也许作为保护他的一种方式,但有可能作为控制他的一种方式我们从不真正知道

内森决定消除树枝消除与孩子们的接触

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why'd你做它,先生

Tree快死了等他们生病后用水泥插上Jem你应该知道7)

不论他真正原因何在田间历史或常识研究中没有任何东西显示树病时用水泥插插孔

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内7章Jem和Scout写道感恩信给匿名个人, 个人把礼物留在Radley树结洞中当Jem跑出树内贴字条时,他发现结洞填满水泥Jem接着耐心等待 Nathan Radley次日到达并询问Nathan内森告诉Jem他把水泥放树上因为它快死内森说

装水泥时发病(Lee 39)

那天晚些时候 Jem问Atticus 是否认为树快死当Atticus告诉Jem树看起来健康时 Jem意识到 Nathan Radley骗了他Nathan Radley对Jem撒谎并真正解释为什么他把水泥插进洞里是为了阻止Boo和孩子们通信

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书第七章中出现这种情况。当Nathan Radley用水泥填树结洞时,他说这是因为树病

我真的不相信先生Radley说实事求是是因为树生病。水泥不太可能帮助树停止生病。此外,Atticus告诉Jem树没有病。相反,我相信内森这样做是因为他不想Bo继续留礼物给孩子-这是出于卑鄙,真的

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Nathan Radley填树结洞时,它距离Scout和Jem距离Boo

Boo Radley不是一个正常人。他非常隐蔽,甚至从不走出家门。Scout、Jem和Dill开始用努力联系方式将他从外壳带出。他用简单方法将礼物留在树洞中与他们建立友情

孩子们起初不知道礼物来自何方,但Bo继续离开他们。小纹理是他与他们的连接方式,他给他们口香糖、小便士、树枝甚至手表。最优和最个人化的是肥皂娃娃。它们是Scout和Jem的完美缩微分

Nathan Radley的哥哥Native Radley几乎和Boo一样安静。然而,他似乎并不想Boo和邻里孩子交互作用。也许他觉得不合适。 Nathan告诉Scout和Jem树病了

先生Radley 下方树洞里有水泥吗

对,他说填充

why'd你做它,先生

Tree快死了发病时用水泥插上Jem你应该知道7)

孩子们向Atticus询问树有病而他不认为有病。Jem特别感到非常糟糕。他知道Boo Radley没有恶意,而现在他与外部世界无关。当Boo在Scout肩上留下毯子时,Jem坚持Atticus不退回它。他不希望Naten知道Boo在那里

....内森把水泥放进树里 Atticus an'he did它阻止我们发现事物-He's crazy,I 估计,像他们说的一样,但Atticus向上帝发誓他从不伤害我们,他从不伤害我们,他从不伤害我们,当晚他可以割断我的喉咙逐耳,但他试图修补我的裤子-他从不伤害我们,Atticus-8)

Jem和Atticus都理解Boo需要与孩子联系,他没有其他人。Jem认为,Cripse他认为Boo无害,但Naten肯定不这么想

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读者从不明白为什么雷德利填满结洞,我们可以推算出至少两个解释Atticus打折Radley初步解释-树正在死-Jem理解阅读器不知情很容易推断出Mr.Radley有意不让Boo接触孩子或外部影响Jem开始理解有关Boo Radley的传言是假的,而他不是很多人想让他成为的怪物。这个理论引导读者将Radley的行为看成恶意行为另一种解释,但不太可信,可能是他试图保护BOU不受外部世界的干扰推理需要阅读器见雷德利比爱心多哈珀李正因如此所以第一个理由最可信

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内森Radley为何用水泥覆盖树洞杀一只嘲笑鸟

Scout从不告诉读者为什么Boo Radley的兄弟决定加固树的结洞Nathan Radley发现Boo在树上留下项目(或见Jem和Scout检索项目),关于Radley两兄弟之间的关系,我们知之甚少,但可以假设内森搬回家照顾Boo,他可能跟踪他父亲要求Boo留在内部的线索。Boo前两次被捕,毫无疑问他患有某种精神病, Nathan(像他父亲一样)可能认为Boo对自己和Maycomb居民都比较安全内森可能担心如果布和Finch子孙成为朋友会发生什么阿提库斯可能没有心智, 我们知道故事结束时Boo 唯一保护Jem和Scout但是Boo暴力与奇行历史使得Nathan别无选择只能继续他父亲的软禁实践

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